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gabrielle giffords' testimony helped. >> for more on this debate and what can be done about it, i spoke with the police commissioner. thank you very much for joining me. you are in the front lines of the fight against crime in america. would tighter gun laws make america a safer place? >> absolutely. you have to couple gun laws with strict enforcement and punishment for those that violate the law. the status quo is not acceptable. we have to come up with some solution. >> and you were a commissioner here in washington, d.c. at a time when the city had some of the tightest gun-control laws in the country and was one of the most violent in the country. >> that is true, and that is why it has to be done at an individual level. an individual city can have tough gun laws, but and surrounding jurisdictions don't, then you still have a problem. this has to be addressed at a national level. >> what do you make of the argument of the pro-gun lobby that there are already so many weapons out there and america that even if you impose restrictions on some weapons, it will be a drop in the ocean beca
gabrielle giffords' testimony helped. >> for more on this debate and what can be done about it, i spoke with the police commissioner. thank you very much for joining me. you are in the front lines of the fight against crime in america. would tighter gun laws make america a safer place? >> absolutely. you have to couple gun laws with strict enforcement and punishment for those that violate the law. the status quo is not acceptable. we have to come up with some solution. >> and...
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he knows gabrielle giffords. they used to be in the same congressional delegation when both were members of the house. she resigned after the shooting. there is senator chuck grassley of iowa on the right. he's the ranking republican. and mark kelly, former space shuttle commander and gabrielle giffords live picture heading into the senate judiciary committee. senator al franken of minnesota greeting gabrielle giffords. we remember when she returned to capitol hill what an incredibly emotional moment it was for democrats and republicans. she was a very popular member of the house of representatives. she was in a swing district. had a lot of friends on both sides of the aisle and of course the shooting at the hands of jared lee loughner who was sentenced to life. a tragic affair with six others killed in that same attack. what's the mood there as former congresswoman giffords make her way through the committee hearing room? >> frankly i think for anybody look iing at her, the mood is o of awe given what happened t
he knows gabrielle giffords. they used to be in the same congressional delegation when both were members of the house. she resigned after the shooting. there is senator chuck grassley of iowa on the right. he's the ranking republican. and mark kelly, former space shuttle commander and gabrielle giffords live picture heading into the senate judiciary committee. senator al franken of minnesota greeting gabrielle giffords. we remember when she returned to capitol hill what an incredibly emotional...
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. >> former congresswoman gabrielle giffords tells members of congress to take action on limiting gun violence while family members of sandy hook victims talk. >> together we can turn this tragedy into the event that turned the tide. >>> and a hostage crisis unfolds in alabama where a gunman has held a 5-year-old boy captive in an underground bunker for more than a day. >>> and he faces his capitol hill critics. former republican senator chuck hagel begins what could be a tough road to confirmation. this is the "cbs morning news" for thursday, january 31st, 2013. >>> good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. well, folks in the southeast are assessing the damage this morning after dangerous tornado producing storm system demolished homes and killed at least two people. the giant twister tore through the town in georgia about 60 miles northwest of atlanta. one man was killed when a tree crashed through his mobile home. the storm tossed trucks around the interstate like match sticks. >> i cracked the door and it didn't give me time. when it got inside it tossed me into the
. >> former congresswoman gabrielle giffords tells members of congress to take action on limiting gun violence while family members of sandy hook victims talk. >> together we can turn this tragedy into the event that turned the tide. >>> and a hostage crisis unfolds in alabama where a gunman has held a 5-year-old boy captive in an underground bunker for more than a day. >>> and he faces his capitol hill critics. former republican senator chuck hagel begins what...
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. >> gabrielle giffords, at the senate judiciary hearing. >> giffords made a plea for action. >> the bold, the courageous americans are counting on you. >> behind every victim lays a matrix of failure. >> mark kelly, husband of gabrielle giffords. >> rights demand responsibility. first, fix gun background checks. >> it is not a serious solution for reducing crime. >> the nra is clearly, dramatically out of step. >> lapierre dismissed background checks. >> background checks will never be universal. >> you will never get criminals to go through universal background checks. >> because criminals will never submit to them. >> they will not go to purchase the guns because there will be a background check. >> you missed the point completely. and i think it is basic. >> senator, i think you -- >> let there be order. >> i think you're missing it. >> let there be more. >> if chairman patrick leahy pressed lapierre. >> if you're a dealer, that is already the law. >> please, mr. lapierre, i'm not trying to play games here, but if you could just answer the question. >> rights demand responsibilit
. >> gabrielle giffords, at the senate judiciary hearing. >> giffords made a plea for action. >> the bold, the courageous americans are counting on you. >> behind every victim lays a matrix of failure. >> mark kelly, husband of gabrielle giffords. >> rights demand responsibility. first, fix gun background checks. >> it is not a serious solution for reducing crime. >> the nra is clearly, dramatically out of step. >> lapierre dismissed...
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captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: former congresswoman gabrielle giffords-- herself wounded by a gunman-- made a dramatic appeal today for more restrictions on gun ownership. >> too many children are dying, too many children, we must do something. >> ifill: good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight, we excerpt giffords' testimony and that of a national rifle association executive at the first formal congressional hearing on gun violence since the massacre in newtown, connecticut. >> proposing more gun control laws, while failing to enforce the thousands we already have, is not a serious solution to reducing crime. >> ifill: then, we assess the state of the economic recovery, as keindicatorshow ends oth up and down. >> brown: from jerusalem, margaret warner has the latest on the attack by israeli warplanes inside syria. >> ifill: judy woodruff talks with newly elected senator tammy baldwin, a democrat from wisconsin. >> brown: we examine how some schools are translating lessons into real world applications in an
captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: former congresswoman gabrielle giffords-- herself wounded by a gunman-- made a dramatic appeal today for more restrictions on gun ownership. >> too many children are dying, too many children, we must do something. >> ifill: good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight, we excerpt giffords' testimony and that of a national rifle association executive at the...
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captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: former congresswoman gabrielle giffords-- herself wounded by a gunman-- made a dramatic appeal today for more restrictions on gun ownership. >> too many children are dying too many children, we must do something. >> ifill: good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight, we excerpt giffords' testimony and that of a national rifle association executive at the first formal congressional hearing on gun violence since the massacre in newtown, connecticut. >> proposing more gun control laws, while failing to enforce the thousands we already have, is not a serious solution to reducing crime. >> ifill: then, we assess the state of the economic recovery, as key indicators show trends both up and down. >> brown: from jerusalem, margaret warner has the latest on the attack by israeli warplanes inside syria. >> ifill: judy woodruff talks with newly elected senator tammy baldwin, a democrat from wisconsin. >> brown: we examine how some schools are translating lessons into real world applications
captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: former congresswoman gabrielle giffords-- herself wounded by a gunman-- made a dramatic appeal today for more restrictions on gun ownership. >> too many children are dying too many children, we must do something. >> ifill: good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight, we excerpt giffords' testimony and that of a national rifle association executive at the...
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former congresswoman gabrielle giffords shows up to talk to lawmakers about gun violence as senators hear testimony on both sides of that heated issue. we don't usually talk about tornadoes in january, but some wicked weather moving through parts of the country. we'll take you to the hardest hit areas. also the case of boeing's bad a batteries, we will tell you what federal investigators are looking at now, asking the airplane maker for in light of the new problems with the 787 dreamliners. all of that and brick break as thbreaking news as the second hour of "happening now" starts right now. uma: dramatic testimony on capitol hill. former congresswoman gabrielle giffords speaking out against gun violence as the head of the nra called for better enforcement of gun laws already on the books. welcome to a brand-new hour of "happening now." i'm uma pemmaraju in for jenna lee. jon: welcome, i'm jon skofplt scott. gabrielle giffords who survived a gunshot to the head appearing at the first congressional hearing on gun violence since the deadly school shooting in connecticut. she galvanized
former congresswoman gabrielle giffords shows up to talk to lawmakers about gun violence as senators hear testimony on both sides of that heated issue. we don't usually talk about tornadoes in january, but some wicked weather moving through parts of the country. we'll take you to the hardest hit areas. also the case of boeing's bad a batteries, we will tell you what federal investigators are looking at now, asking the airplane maker for in light of the new problems with the 787 dreamliners. all...
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in which congresswoman gabrielle giffords was shot in six people were murdered. that is also in the center display. smith & wesson mp 15 used in aurora colorado when people were shot dead at the very top. and of course, the assault pistol used in the san francisco shooting in which eight people were dead and of course, one of the more commonly seen firearms. it's time for us to do something. this is legislation that is needed, but it's not the only thing that's needed. we have to go beyond just an assault weapons ban. we have a responsibility to do something red we have been through this before. .. just wouldn't expect something like this to take place. if the slaughter of twenty babies was not capture your attention, then i give up. because i don't know what else will. -- that won't do anything. this is just the start, folks. look at this, and tell me why any of this needs to be on the streets of our city. if you can tell me that,ly listen to you. guess what? i don't think any of you can. because there's absolutely no reason they weren't meant to be in philadelp
in which congresswoman gabrielle giffords was shot in six people were murdered. that is also in the center display. smith & wesson mp 15 used in aurora colorado when people were shot dead at the very top. and of course, the assault pistol used in the san francisco shooting in which eight people were dead and of course, one of the more commonly seen firearms. it's time for us to do something. this is legislation that is needed, but it's not the only thing that's needed. we have to go beyond...
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former congresswoman gabrielle giffords, herself a victim of gun lens made dramatic appearance. in a brief plea giffords urged lawmakers to act quickly. >> the time is now. you must act. be bold. be courageous. americans are counting on you. >> at the same hearing giffords' husband mark kelly pushed forward requiring background checks, but wayne lapierre of the national rifle association said criminals never submit to them. >> we're going to make all the law-abiding people go through the system and then we're not going to prosecute any of the bad guys if we do catch one, and none of it makes any sense in the real world. >> requiring private sellers to require a background check before they transfer a gun is -- i mean for us, i can't think of something that would make our country safer than doing just that. >> during his testimony kelly made reference to another shooting in arizona. a gunman opened fire at a phoenix office yesterday. one person was killed. two others were wounded. and the gunman is on the run. >>> city officials in newtown, connecticut, where 26 people were shot
former congresswoman gabrielle giffords, herself a victim of gun lens made dramatic appearance. in a brief plea giffords urged lawmakers to act quickly. >> the time is now. you must act. be bold. be courageous. americans are counting on you. >> at the same hearing giffords' husband mark kelly pushed forward requiring background checks, but wayne lapierre of the national rifle association said criminals never submit to them. >> we're going to make all the law-abiding people go...
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do you think gabrielle giffords can help affect policy in this manner? >> very, very desfinitely and profoundly. her statement was one of the shortest but most powerful public statements before any congressional hearing i've ever heard. it was really so direct. yes, she did struggle with those words, but there was no mistaking the passion and the depth of her commitment. and when she said be bold, be courageous, americans are counting on you, she also said that children are dying. evoking the images of newtown that i think will be also very power nfl creating a sense of urgency and momentum that can be sustained. i think it will be a tough uphill battle but i think particularly on background checks for both firearms and ammunition purchases there is an irrefutable case because it's simply enforcing the law that people who are dangerous, people who are criminals, convicted felons, dangerous drug addicts or mentally ill or domestic abuse ought to be denied the opportunity to purchase guns or possess them. >> and yet you know there has been opposition to th
do you think gabrielle giffords can help affect policy in this manner? >> very, very desfinitely and profoundly. her statement was one of the shortest but most powerful public statements before any congressional hearing i've ever heard. it was really so direct. yes, she did struggle with those words, but there was no mistaking the passion and the depth of her commitment. and when she said be bold, be courageous, americans are counting on you, she also said that children are dying. evoking...
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i'm so proud of gabrielle giffords. it was inspiring and really sad to see what happened to her because of somebody else is go -- but else's gun. i hope this congress will have the courage to stand up for what is right. people do have a right to their guns, that's for sure. if i don't know why they would need a 100-round magazine. but the rest of us have a right to live. somewhere in there, both of those have to come together. i just hope congress will do something substantial for the rest of us. thank you. host: bill in wichita, kansas, republican. caller: no, they have not changed really. lifetime nra member. i gave in a little bit on the background check. most of my friends don't agree with me, but i think they need to do something there. i'm not sure what the answer is. but this has gotten out of hand. we had an incident where i live two day ago. threee teenagers, 14, 15, and 16, kicks in the door and murdered a guy babysitting his sister's twin babies. these are babies killing babies. them kids were not even old en
i'm so proud of gabrielle giffords. it was inspiring and really sad to see what happened to her because of somebody else is go -- but else's gun. i hope this congress will have the courage to stand up for what is right. people do have a right to their guns, that's for sure. if i don't know why they would need a 100-round magazine. but the rest of us have a right to live. somewhere in there, both of those have to come together. i just hope congress will do something substantial for the rest of...
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also, former congresswoman gabrielle giffords's husband, mark kelly, will testify. joining me, mark smythe, a contributor to "msnbc." i want to go the line i first quoted. wayne lapierre, this comment sounds reasonable until you think about it. law abiding gun owners will not accept blame for the acts of deranged criminals. a law abiding gun owner is responsible for what happened in newtown, connecticut. a law abiding mother was a gun owner, by all accounts, and that law abiding gun owner couldn't control her weapons, and those weapons were eventually used to kill her and to kill all of those children and those women educators in that school. so that is what one law abiding gun owner got us. >> that is a good point, lawrence. >> and that is what neil heslin was saying in his testimony, was that that woman should never have had those weapons in that home with -- you know, knowing the condition of her kid. and so the -- the ways in which wayne lapierre tries to shatter off the debate have more holes in them than he realizes when he is trying to advance this kind of te
also, former congresswoman gabrielle giffords's husband, mark kelly, will testify. joining me, mark smythe, a contributor to "msnbc." i want to go the line i first quoted. wayne lapierre, this comment sounds reasonable until you think about it. law abiding gun owners will not accept blame for the acts of deranged criminals. a law abiding gun owner is responsible for what happened in newtown, connecticut. a law abiding mother was a gun owner, by all accounts, and that law abiding gun...
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also, former congresswoman gabrielle giffords's husband, mark kelly, will testify. joining me, mark smythe, a contributor to "msnbc." i want to go the line i first quoted. wayne lapierre, this comment sounds reasonable until you think about it. law abiding gun owners will not accept blame for the acts of deranged criminals. a law abiding gun owner is responsible for what happened in newtown, connecticut. a law abiding mother was a gun owner, by all accounts, and that law abiding gun owner couldn't control her we
also, former congresswoman gabrielle giffords's husband, mark kelly, will testify. joining me, mark smythe, a contributor to "msnbc." i want to go the line i first quoted. wayne lapierre, this comment sounds reasonable until you think about it. law abiding gun owners will not accept blame for the acts of deranged criminals. a law abiding gun owner is responsible for what happened in newtown, connecticut. a law abiding mother was a gun owner, by all accounts, and that law abiding gun...
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giffords came in to open up the hearings and requesting bold and courageous leadership. her husband being one of the first witnesses to testify, the last being the nra ceo wayne lapier lapierre. when we examine fully the testimony itself and where the senate judiciary committee takes this testimony from here, because it seems as if the senate is really going to need to push on this to get something over to the house. has harry reid been noncommittal on whether or not he supports bringing this legislation to the floor? >> he's in a tough position. he's in a state where he has enjoyed support from a number of those who support gun rights. and the nra, so for him it's a tricky situation. i think it's going to be -- you've asked debbie wasserman-shultz, does her voice resonate. of course it does emotional. i was there when she got a standing ovation and hugged the president, but it's going to be a tough road to ho. i think you'll see folks say, let's have a smaller piece of legislation that might be more acceptable to conservatives who don't want to go too far. the universal
giffords came in to open up the hearings and requesting bold and courageous leadership. her husband being one of the first witnesses to testify, the last being the nra ceo wayne lapier lapierre. when we examine fully the testimony itself and where the senate judiciary committee takes this testimony from here, because it seems as if the senate is really going to need to push on this to get something over to the house. has harry reid been noncommittal on whether or not he supports bringing this...
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i was on the staff of gabrielle giffords. on the morning of january 8, 2011, i was standing a few feet from the congresswomen when i was shot in the chest and the arm. on that day, 30 bullets were delivered in less than 30 seconds. killing six, including my staff member and dear friend and wounding 13 others, including one of your own. congresswoman gabrielle giffords. we fully support this legislation. thank you so much. [applause] >> i was one of the survivors in the shooting at a virginia tech in 2007. i was shot above my left knee. i was shot in both of my hips and through my right shoulder. i carry three of those four bullets with me for the rest of my life. i am here on behalf of the 32 who did not make it that day. >> my sister followed me to virginia tech just after i graduated. she was an 18-year-old freshman, 4.0 student. had her life ahead of her. over 50 people were killed in a matter of minutes in virginia tech that morning. the gunmen had a 30 round magazine clips. multiple of them that he was able to purchase o
i was on the staff of gabrielle giffords. on the morning of january 8, 2011, i was standing a few feet from the congresswomen when i was shot in the chest and the arm. on that day, 30 bullets were delivered in less than 30 seconds. killing six, including my staff member and dear friend and wounding 13 others, including one of your own. congresswoman gabrielle giffords. we fully support this legislation. thank you so much. [applause] >> i was one of the survivors in the shooting at a...
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you had had a chance to speak with mark kelly, the husband of gabrielle giffords. he's getting ready to testify tomorrow. what did he say to you? >> reporter: that's right. i spoke with him by phone a short while ago. he said that he and gabby giffords are both gun owners and that he actually thought about joining the nra but never got around to it. when it comes to wayne la peaier, the two have never met but he hopes that they can have a constructive conversation about how to tackle gun violence. two staunch supporters of the second amendment, two very different views on guns. >> they are god given freedoms. they belong to us in the united states of america as our birth right. no government gave them to us and no government can ever take them away. >> i defended the second amendment flying in combat over iraq in kuwait, you know, defending our country. i own a gun. this really isn't about the second amendment. >> reporter: these will be the star witnesses at congresses' first hearing since the shooting in newtown. mark kelly, the husband of gabby giffords who was
you had had a chance to speak with mark kelly, the husband of gabrielle giffords. he's getting ready to testify tomorrow. what did he say to you? >> reporter: that's right. i spoke with him by phone a short while ago. he said that he and gabby giffords are both gun owners and that he actually thought about joining the nra but never got around to it. when it comes to wayne la peaier, the two have never met but he hopes that they can have a constructive conversation about how to tackle gun...
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giffords was shot point-blank in that faith and others were killed in the same location. even that incident did not move us to act. what does that take? twenty children from newtown connecticut and six others to show an extraordinary courage to save and protect those children, the image of those children that each and everyone said that could be my grandson or granddaughter and it made a difference. the tipping point* of this national conversation. i won't forget when dick clement fall and chris murphy came back to tell us first and what they thought it new town netiquette. he talked about standing in the building with the parents as they brought the children out of the school in the parents would rushed to grab there babies building they were safe but at the end of the day there were 20 parents standing alone. what will be do about it? what can we do? we can only do as much as the american people help us. we need their support. silence cannot win. they have to speak out. in the month after new town where 26 lives were lost to the automatic weapon and a person who never s
giffords was shot point-blank in that faith and others were killed in the same location. even that incident did not move us to act. what does that take? twenty children from newtown connecticut and six others to show an extraordinary courage to save and protect those children, the image of those children that each and everyone said that could be my grandson or granddaughter and it made a difference. the tipping point* of this national conversation. i won't forget when dick clement fall and...
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i was on the staff of gabrielle giffords. on the morning of january 8, 2011, i was standing a few feet from the congresswomen when i was shot in the chest and the arm. on that day, 30 bullets were delivered in less simon. than 30 seconds. killing six, including my staff member and dear friend and wounding 13 others, including one of your own. we fully support this legislation. thank you so much. [applause] >> i was one of the survivors in the shooting at a virginia tech in 2007. i was shot above my left knee. i was shot in both of my hips and through my right shoulder. i am here on behalf of the 32 to did not make it that dave. -- who did not make it that day. >> my sister followed me to virginia tech just after i graduated. she was an 18-year-old freshman, 4.0 student. over 50 people were killed in a matter of minutes in virginia tech that morning. the gunmen had a 30 round magazine clips. it devastated my family, we support this legislation. we know many other americans who have been through this supported as well. thank yo
i was on the staff of gabrielle giffords. on the morning of january 8, 2011, i was standing a few feet from the congresswomen when i was shot in the chest and the arm. on that day, 30 bullets were delivered in less simon. than 30 seconds. killing six, including my staff member and dear friend and wounding 13 others, including one of your own. we fully support this legislation. thank you so much. [applause] >> i was one of the survivors in the shooting at a virginia tech in 2007. i was...